open officesetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application open officesetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb3e26d59219c6e8acdb6ebd49785de2

SHA-1:
03ea3601b6971c8812d535de132c989a463ba989

SHA-256:
14a75536e58f787a82e7befc7fd6a023cb1dddce1abda773cdd3d10a14a65b71

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 4:18:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
InstallCore-HH [PUP]
150531-1

AVG
Max Setup
2016.0.3090

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2015.06.02.05

McAfee
Program.CryptInno
18.0.204.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgovp
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.6.2.13

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
787.2 KB (806,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\open officesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e6vpNU8naizOkFm0YNlUkD3ZVH1vuuIsuCdqpsiMeYDDyf1Qqbl/rsnaIea9H7am:e6vFkEmhDpbWuIQaYwQq6Fxp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8740

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to unknown.prolexic.com  (92.242.140.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-192.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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